Thermotaxis

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thermotaxis [¦thər·mō¦tak·səs]

(biology)

Orientation movement of a motile organism in response to the stimulus of a temperature gradient.

Thermotaxis

the movement of freely moving plants and animals as a result of unilateral thermal stimulation. Positive ther-motaxis is movement toward the higher temperature, and negative thermotaxis is movement toward the lower temperature.

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